FIXTURE

noun Etymology: modification of Late Latin fixura, from Latin fixus Date: 1598 the act or process of fixing ; the state of being fixed, 2. something that is fixed or attached (as to a building) as a permanent appendage or as a structural part , a device for supporting work during machining, an item of movable property so incorporated into real property that it may be regarded as legally a part of it, a familiar or invariably present element or feature in some particular setting, a settled date or time especially for a sporting or festive event